--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ check_libbpf()
 check_selinux()
 # SELinux is a compile time option in the ss utility
 {
-	if ${PKG_CONFIG} libselinux --exists; then
+	if [ "${HAVE_SELINUX}" = "y" ] && ${PKG_CONFIG} libselinux --exists; then
 		echo "HAVE_SELINUX:=y" >>$CONFIG
 		echo "yes"
 
